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Paladia Noja

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Paladia Noja
Paladia Noja
Paladia Noja on her 108th birthday in 2023
Birth: 20 July 1915
Cugir, Alba County, Austria-Hungary (now Romania)
Age: 110 years, 137 days
Country: RomaniaROU
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Paladia Noja (born 20 July 1915) is a Romanian supercentenarian who is currently the oldest living woman in Romania, as well as the second-oldest living person in Romania, behind 112-year-old Ilie Ciocan. She is also the oldest known woman ever from Romania. Her age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography[]

Paladia Noja was born in Cugir, Alba County, Austria-Hungary (now Romania) on 20 July 1915. In her youth, she lived in Timișoara 3 years with her 2 of her siblings. In 1944, she married Simon Noja and had four children. Her husband died in 1989, at the age of 81, after 45 years of marriage. She learned tailoring as a young woman but was never formally employed. She made clothes for her four children and sewed for local sheep farmers, who offered milk, cheese, meat, and other foodstuffs in exchange. She had a large garden with trees, where she grew various vegetables and wheat, from which she made her own flour. She worked in her garden until almost the age of 100.

At the age of 106, she said that her secret of longevity is never smoke and drank alcohol, and always ate in moderation. Her diet was based entirely on traditional foods grown in her own garden. She grew up eating home-cooked meals, fresh vegetables, and dairy products, never indulging in excess.

On 25 November 2023, following the death of 108-year-old Viorica Hogas, she became the oldest known living woman in Romania.

At the age of 109, she is still able to walk around the house, though her hearing and vision have weakened a bit.

On 3 July 2025, at the age of 109 years, 348 days, she surpassed the final age of Elena Lungoci (1895–2005) of 109 years, 347 days, becoming the oldest known woman ever in Romania.

On 20 July 2025, she celebrated her 110th birthday, becoming the first known female supercentenarian ever recorded in Romania.

Paladia Noja currently lives with her daughter in Cugir, Alba County, Romania, at the age of 110 years, 137 days.

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